Patricia A. McKillip: "Cabang tumbuh dari tangannya, rambutnya. Pikira...

"Cabang tumbuh dari tangannya, rambutnya. Pikirannya kusut seperti akar di tanah. Dia tegang ke atas. Pitch berlari seperti air mata di punggungnya. Namanya membentuk intinya; cincin demi cincin keheningan dibangun di sekitarnya. Wajahnya naik tinggi di atas hutan. Mencengkeram ke bumi, menekuk amarah angin, dia menghilang di dalam dirinya, di balik perisai keras, pengalaman pengalamannya."

--- Patricia A. McKillip

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

Branches grew from his hands, his hair. His thoughts tangled like roots in the ground. He strained upward. Pitch ran like tears down his back. His name formed his core; ring upon ring of silence built around it. His face rose high above the forests. Gripped to earth, bending to the wind's fury, he disappeared within himself, behind the hard, wind-scrolled shield of his experiences.